Comments on: Dance, Tubab, Dance

By: Joyce

Joyce — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 20:56:28 +0000

You “walk in beauty and live in grace.” I will use your words as I move through my own life. Thank you for all you share.

By: Beth

Beth — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:14:46 +0000

Emily,
You are a beautiful dancer & a beautiful writer. This is such a gift–we are finishing the semester at Overlake studying W. African dance in class as well as some in the spring musical. I hope it is alright to share your radient descriptions & your personal reflections of this beautiful celebration of dance & music with your Overlake family back home. Just remember the ‘spirit’ of this dancing you were part of (not just witness to). It is more about the connection within the community than about “nailing the correct move.” Have fun, let your body move to the drum (your heartbeat) that is contstantly going on. Even from afar, we can see that that “dance of life” is something you are embodying. Big hug, Beth

By: Liv Grohn

Liv Grohn — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 04:28:28 +0000

Oh Emily. Your writing made me feel as though I were there. A beautiful essay that brought me to tears. I am so proud of you.

By: Abigail Hindson

Abigail Hindson — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 20:35:03 +0000

Emily, this is beautiful! You are a wonderful writer. I hope all is well in Senegal, I’m sending much love and hugs to you from Ecuador!

By: Nancy Anderson

Nancy Anderson — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 23:51:23 +0000

Emily, I think that your “dance” can be witnessed in the classroom with children, in the conversational exchanges with family and friends in your village, and in the confidence you increasingly gain as you move through this gap year experience. You are in the circle of light, too …. just dancing more quietly!

By: Lily Ellenberg

Lily Ellenberg — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 22:57:10 +0000

THIS POST ROCKS! “shake it like the Senegalese” loveeeed it/miss you!

By: Gina Burns

Gina Burns — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 17:04:47 +0000

Wonderful Emily! I wish there was a drum beat to read your post by!

By: Marti Hanna

Marti Hanna — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 23:29:27 +0000

Did your dad ever turn you on to Neil Young?
One of my favorite Neil Young songs is titled, “When You Da-ance, I Can Really Love!” It perfectly describes how I feel after reading you post, and how everyone felt watching the amazing woman you describe. How thrilling that you are living in a culture where dance is so important and people are not repressed in their movements.

By: Lisa Freschi

Lisa Freschi — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 22:21:07 +0000

Bravo! Beautifully written. . . I could almost see her dancing in my mind. . . Keep up the amazing work.